ne-agri-facts NEBRASKA AGRI-FACTS Issue 21/2002 Released: 11/1/2002 by Nebraska Agricultural Statistics Service P.O. Box 81069 Location: 298 Federal Bldg Lincoln, NE 68501 Phone: (402) 437-5541 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA,National Ag Statistics Service Nebraska Department of Agriculture William G. Hamlin, State Statistician Merlyn Carlson, Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear producers and other data users: Information contained herein is the result of mail, phone and personal interview surveys conducted during the past few weeks. Special recognition and appreciation are extended to all producers and agribusinesses who provided data making these reports possible. William G. Hamlin State Statistician For the PDF version of this report, go to the following address: http://www.agr.state.ne.us/agstats/agrifact/agf0220.pdf ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nebraska Cattle on Feed Up 1 Percent Nebraska feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more head contained 1.96 million cattle on feed on October 1, up 1 percent from last year but 7 percent below October 1, 2000. Placements of cattle into feedlots during September totaled 450,000 head, unchanged from last year but 20 percent below two years ago. Fed cattle marketings for the month of September totaled 335,000 head, up 6 percent from last year but 9 percent below 2000. Other disappearance during September totaled 5,000 head compared with 5,000 head during September 2001 and 10,000 head during Sept. 2000. U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 6 Percent Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.4 million head on October 1, 2002. The inventory was 6 percent below October 1, 2001 and 5 percent below October 1, 2000. Placements in feedlots during September totaled 2.19 million, 2 percent above 2001 but 19 percent below 2000. Marketings of fed cattle during September totaled 1.85 million, 1 percent above 2001 but 7 percent below 2000. Other disappearance totaled 53,000 during September, 15 percent above 2001 but 2 percent below 2000. Cattle on Feed: Number on Feed, Placements, Marketings and Other Disappearance, 1,000+ Capacity Feedlots, by Month, State, and United States, 2001-2002 October 1 September September September Number on Feed1 Placements Marketings Other Disappearance2 2002 2002 2002 2002 STATE 2001 2002 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 2001 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent 1,000 Head Percent Arizona 298 288 97 33 30 91 27 26 96 1 1 100 California 465 495 106 47 60 128 49 52 106 3 3 100 Colorado 1,060 1,030 97 265 255 96 210 220 105 5 5 100 Idaho 310 280 90 72 69 96 66 63 95 1 1 100 Iowa 310 315 102 66 68 103 65 62 95 1 1 100 Kansas 2,540 2,280 90 470 460 98 410 400 98 10 10 100 Nebraska 1,950 1,960 101 450 450 100 315 335 106 5 5 100 New Mexico 97 113 116 13 20 154 11 18 164 1 3 300 Oklahoma 390 330 85 68 83 122 71 57 80 2 1 50 So. Dakota 136 150 110 35 49 140 39 43 110 0 1 Texas 2,990 2,720 91 480 530 110 465 470 101 15 20 133 Washington 244 170 70 59 42 71 45 26 58 1 1 100 Other States 335 285 85 83 72 87 52 76 146 1 1 100 United States 11,125 10,416 94 2,1412,188 102 1,825 1,848 101 46 53 115 1 Cattle and calves on feed are animals for slaughter market being fed a ration of grain or other concentrates and are expected to produce a carcass that will grade select or better. 2 Includes death losses, movement from feedlots to pastures and shipments to other feedlots for further feeding. Source: USDA NASS Cattle on Feed, October 18, 2002. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monthly Hogs and Pigs The September 2002 U.S. pig crop at 8.37 million head, was 1 percent below the previous year. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 943 thousand head, 2 percent below last year. The average pigs per litter for September increased to 8.87, compared to 8.78 last year. The U.S. inventory of sows and gilts on October 1, 2002, was 5.87 million head, down 2 percent from October 1, 2001. U.S. sows and gilts bred during September totaled 1.15 million head, down 2 percent from the previous year. Monthly Farrowings: Number of Sows, Pigs Per Litter, and Pig Crop, United States December-November 2001-2002 1 2 Sows Farrowing Pigs per Litter Pig Crop 2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002 Month 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Number Number 1,000 Head 1,000 Head Dec1 901 924 8.66 8.66 7,803 8,005 Jan 906 946 8.71 8.73 7,887 8,259 Feb 941 967 8.79 8.83 8,273 8,543 Mar 959 978 8.87 8.80 8,503 8,605 Apr 953 973 8.90 8.83 8,481 8,595 May 958 982 8.90 8.81 8,525 8,651 Jun 963 937 8.85 8.86 8,526 8,302 Jul 961 950 8.87 8.86 8,522 8,417 Aug 954 947 8.90 8.88 8,491 8,409 Sep 966 943 8.78 8.87 8,481 8,365 Oct 963 8.85 8,523 Nov 960 8.84 8,488 Total 11,385 8.83 100,503 1 December preceding year. 2 Monthly values may not add to quarterly or annual totals due to rounding. Source: USDA NASS Monthly Hogs and Pigs, October 25, 2002. Commercial Livestock Slaughter September 2002 number slaughtered and changes from last year and last month are shown below. September 2001 contained 20 weekdays (including one holiday) and five Saturdays. September 2002 contained 21 weekdays (including one holiday) and four Saturdays. Livestock Slaughter: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, September 2002 with Comparisons Sept. 2002 Percent of Item Sept. Aug. Total1 2001 2002 Nebraska 1,000 Head Cattle, head 635.6 98 86 Hogs, head 592.2 106 103 Red Meat, mil. lbs. 625.1 102 90 United States Cattle, head 2,864.8 102 89 Calves, head 88.8 113 93 Hogs, head 8,505.8 109 100 Sheep & Lambs, head 276.2 113 104 Red Meat, mil, lbs. 3,873.2 106 94 1 Excludes animals slaughtered on farms. Source: USDA NASS Livestock Slaughter, October 25, 2002. Stocks in Cold Storage: By Commodity, United States, September 2002 with Comparisons Sept. 2002 Percent of Commodity Stocks Sept. 2001 Aug. 2002 1,000 Lbs. Total red meats 994,264 128 105 Beef 494,876 129 107 Pork 478,088 130 103 Poultry 1,511,639 128 100 Turkey 672,067 124 98 Chicken 831,875 133 101 Source: USDA NASS Cold Storage, October 18, 2002. Poultry: Layers and Eggs, Nebraska and United States, September 2002 with Comparisons Item 2001 2002 2002/2001 Millions Percent Number of Layers Nebraska 11.7 11.7 100 30 States 314.3 315.8 100 United States 335.0 337.2 101 Eggs Produced Nebraska 251 255 102 30 States 6,602 6,687 101 United States 7,044 7,145 101 Chickens Hatched, July United States Egg-type 36.9 35.4 96 Broiler 738.4 741.1 100 Source: USDA NASS Chicken and Eggs, October 22, 2002. Milk Cows and Production: By Quarter, Nebraska, 20 States and United States, 1999-2001 Nebraska 20 States United States Item and Quarter 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002 Milk cows 1 April-June 75 73 67 7,799 7,747 7,766 9,212 9,114 9,145 July-September 76 70 67 7,818 7,737 7,786 9,221 9,098 9,159 Million Pounds Milk production 2 April-June 315 302 296 37,250 36,85537,891 43,185 42,681 43,954 July-September 312 275 283 35,564 35,15536,292 41,108 40,570 41,965 1 Includes dry cows, excludes heifers not yet fresh. 2 Excludes milk sucked by calves. Source: USDA NASS Milk Production, October 17, 2002. Prices Received By Farmers The preliminary All Farm Products Index of Prices Received by Farmers in October is 95, based on 1990-92=100, down 4 points (4.0 percent) from the September index. Lower prices for broilers, potatoes, corn, and soybeans more than offset increased prices for hogs, wheat, milk, and tobacco. The seasonal change in the mix of commodities farmers sell also affects the overall index. Decreased marketings of wheat, milk, grapes, and,tobacco more than offset increased marketings of soybeans, corn cotton, and sorghum. The current All Farm Products Index is 1 point (1.1 percent) above October, 2001. Lower prices for broilers, hogs, cattle, and peanuts are more than offset by higher prices for soybeans, corn, wheat, and sorghum. Prices Received: By Commodity, Nebraska and United States, Preliminary August 2002 with Comparisons Nebraska United States Commodity Unit Oct Sept Oct 15, Oct Sept Oct 15, % of Parity 20011 20021 2002 2002 20011 20021 Parity Price2 Wheat Bushels $ 2.66 $ 4.20 $ 4.62 $ 2.87 $ 4.21 $ 4.41 46 $ 9.68 Corn Bushels 1.86 2.48 2.40 1.84 2.47 2.36 36 6.55 Oats Bushels 1.91 2.22 2.00 1.64 1.80 1.89 47 3.99 Grain Sorghum Cwt. 3.09 4.45 4.36 3.30 4.30 4.22 38 11.10 Soybeans Bushels 4.00 5.24 5.08 4.09 5.39 5.16 36 14.30 Hay, All, Baled Ton 73.00 92.00 91.00 98.00 95.50 94.50 Alfalfa, Baled Ton 75.00 92.00 91.00 106.00 102.00 101.00 Other, Baled Ton 65.00 89.00 90.00 71.70 74.80 73.40 Dry Edible Beans Cwt. 17.70 20.30 17.80 19.20 17.90 16.10 33 48.50 Hogs Cwt. 42.70 29.20 33.00 40.20 26.70 31.90 31 103.00 Barrows & Gilts Cwt. 42.90 29.50 33.30 40.60 27.20 32.60 Sows Cwt. 34.50 16.80 20.60 33.10 15.10 19.80 Beef Cattle Cwt. 69.50 65.20 66.20 66.50 64.80 64.10 40 160.00 Steers & Heifers Cwt. 70.50 66.20 67.30 70.10 68.00 67.80 Cows Cwt. 36.20 33.40 32.10 37.60 34.90 33.70 Calves Cwt. 100.00 95.40 93.20 99.70 92.00 91.10 43 212.00 Sheep Cwt. 23.80 23.80 27.20 26.10 76.40 Lambs Cwt. 42.60 71.00 51.40 76.10 180.00 1 Entire month average except hay. 2 Parity price based on data for October 2002. Source: USDA NASS Agricultural Prices, October 31, 2002. Cash Receipts: By Commodity Groups and Selected Commodities, Nebraska, 1997-20011 Commodity 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 1,000 dollars All commodities 9,804,971 9,016,536 8,388,160 8,992,509 9,488,580 Livestock and 5,507,191 5,124,446 5,426,343 5,916,963 6,086,231 products Meat animals 5,221,057 4,830,812 5,121,114 5,633,645 5,786,713 Cattle and calves 4,403,133 4,267,526 4,583,159 4,941,090 5,066,786 Hogs 805,808 553,336 527,073 682,204 711,323 Sheep and lambs 12,116 9,950 10,882 10,351 8,603 Dairy products 133,980 154,775 150,884 145,314 167,024 Milk, wholesale 133,980 154,775 150,884 145,314 167,024 Poultry/eggs 135,033 120,958 137,656 121,111 116,511 Broilers 3,075 2,808 22,126 6,270 1,053 Farm Chickens 536 531 188 442 16 Chicken eggs 106,990 97,416 93,385 93,719 95,532 Other poultry 2,400 1,800 1,200 900 870 Miscellaneous Livestock 17,121 17,901 16,689 16,893 15,983 Honey 3,147 3,853 2,724 2,567 1,362 Wool 335 162 162 123 124 All other livestock 3,700 3,700 13,600 13,900 14,200 Crops 4,297,780 3,892,090 2,961,817 3,075,546 3,402,349 Food grains 241,822 239,118 151,974 196,077 175,778 Wheat 241,353 238,510 145,387 183,987 164,324 Millet Proso NA NA 5,816 11,648 11,121 Feed crops 2,866,724 2,457,427 1,901,517 1,885,595 2,150,092 Barley 1,286 788 393 283 346 Corn 2,493,458 2,231,480 1,733,530 1,733,018 1,950,635 Hay 170,645 120,727 91,941 94,471 135,499 Oats 4,420 2,167 2,605 796 1,707 Sorghum grain 196,914 102,265 73,047 57,028 61,905 Oil crops 991,989 975,805 697,688 812,653 894,410 Soybeans 984,672 966,916 686,940 805,948 887,188 Sunflower 7,239 8,762 10,647 6,672 NR Vegetables 101,412 128,643 123,197 105,031 111,621 Beans, dry 59,024 72,813 64,473 54,140 53,664 Potatoes 35,738 49,180 52,074 44,391 51,457 Summer 7,859 6,858 7,845 7,597 7,844 Fall 27,879 42,322 44,229 36,794 43,613 Misc. vegetables 6,650 6,650 6,650 6,500 6,500 Fruits/nuts 1,270 920 775 720 720 Other berries 170 120 75 70 70 Misc. fruits & nuts 1,100 800 700 650 650 All other crops 94,563 90,177 86,666 75,470 69,728 Sugarbeets 36,063 32,877 41,766 32,470 24,528 Other seeds 2,000 1,500 1,000 1,000 1,200 Other field crops 35,500 34,800 22,900 21,000 23,000 Greenhouse/nursery 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 1 USDA estimates and publishes individual cash receipt values only for major commodities and major producing States. The U.S. receipts for individual commodities, computed as the sum of the reported States, may understate the value of sales for some commodities, with the balance included in the appropriate category labeled "other" for "miscellaneous." The degree of underestimation in some of the minor commodities can be substantial. NA = not available. NR = not for release. Source: USDA ERS http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/FarmIncome/finfidmu.htm